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Ministry of Minority Affairs
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender Yadav and Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi to inaugurate 35th edition of “Hunar Haat” in New Delhi on December 23, 2021.
The Government has not only protected the country’s legacy of art and craftsmanship, it has also provided new energy and market and opportunities to indigenous products: Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
“Hunar Haat”, the “Popular and Perfect Brand” of “Vocal for Local”, will be inaugurated by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender Yadav and Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi on December 23, 2021 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
More than 700 artisans, craftsmen from over 30 States / Union Territories are participating in this 14-day “Hunar Haat” being organised from December 23, 2021 to January 5, 2022.
Former Union Minister and MP Dr. Harsh Vardhan, MPs Shri Hans Raj Hans, Shri Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Shri Ramesh Bidhuri and Shri Parvesh Sahib Singh will be the Chief Guests on the occasion.
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said in New Delhi that the “Hunar Haat” has proved a “powerful perfect platform” of “3Vs”- “Vishwakarma Virasat Ka Vikas”. The Government has not only protected the country’s legacy of art and craftsmanship, it has also provided new energy and market and opportunities to indigenous products, he said.
Shri Naqvi said that more than 7 lakh 50 thousand artisans, craftsmen and people associated with them have been provided employment and self-employment opportunities through “Hunar Haat” in the last about 6 years. More than 40 per cent of them are women artisans.
Exquisite and elegant indigenous handmade products from more than 30 States and Union Territories including Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Ladakh, Jammu-Kashmir, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Manipur, Goa, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Chandigarh, Haryana are available in this 35th edition of “Hunar Haat”. Traditional dishes from different regions of the country are also available at this “Hunar Haat”.
Various cultural and musical programmes by renowned artists such as Pankaj Udhaas, Altaf Raja, Daler Mehndi, Suresh Wadekar, Sudesh Bhonsle, Kavita Krishnamurti, Amit Kumar, Manoj Tiwari, Pawan Singh, Bhoomi Trivedi, Mohit Khanna, Jasvir Jassi, Priya Malik, Ahsan Qureshi, Rekha Raj and live performance of historic serial “Mahabharat” by renowned actors Puneet Issar, Gufi Paintal and others; traditional circus are major attraction of the “Hunar Haat” in New Delhi.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Dr. Virendra Kumar to inaugurate the services of CRC- Shillong for skill development, rehabilitation and empowerment of the Persons with Disabilities  on 17thMay 2022
Union Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Km. Pratima Bhoumik will be present on the occasion
CRC- Shillong will also help creating awareness, developing resource materials, conducting outreach programs and implementing schemes of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India
Union Minister for Social Justice & EmpowermentDr.Virendra Kumar will inaugurate the services of Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  at Shillong, Meghalaya on 17th May 2022.
Union Minister of State for Social Justice & EmpowermentKm.Pratima Bhoumik alongwithShriKyrmen Shylla, Minister of Social Welfare, Govt. of Meghalaya, ShriVincent H Pala, M.P., Meghalaya, Smt.Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh, MLA, East Khasi Hills District, Shillong will be present on the occasion.
Smt. Anjali Bhawra , Secretary, DEPwD, MSJ&E, GOI, Smt.S.B.Marak  Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Govt.of Meghalaya, ShriSampath Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of Meghalaya, ShriNachiketa Rout, Director, NIEPMD, Chennai, Dr.Roshan Bijlee, Director & Nodal Officer of CRC and other senior officerswill also attend the function.
CRC- Shillong is situated around 10 acres oflandgiven by Govt. of Meghalayaat Monfort Building, Dhankheti, Shillong and functioning under the administrative control of National Institute for Empowerment of Person with Multiple Disabilities , Chennai, under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities , Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment , Govt. of Indiawith an aim of creating resources and services required for Persons with Disabilities  in the State of Meghalaya.
The Government of India has set up CRCs in different parts of India, especially in the North Eastern States. The CRC at Shillong is the 20th such institution and has become functional since July 19th 2021.
CRC-Shillong provides the clinical services to Persons with Disabilities  like Special Education, Physiotherapy, Vocational Rehabilitation, Clinical Psychology, Orientation and Mobility training, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Hearing Services, Prosthetic & Orthotic services, Sensory Integration therapy, Guidance & Counseling and community-based rehabilitation services in Meghalaya.
CRC Shillong also provides Aids & Appliances to the Persons with Disabilities  under ADIP Scheme by organizing ADIP assessment and distribution camp.
Apart from providing clinical services, this organization is involved in creating awareness, developing resource materials, conducting outreach programs and implementing schemes of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI.
Ministry of Power
Ministry of Power initiates significant steps to ensure timely completion of Hydro Electric Projects
MoP issues guidelines to reduce incidence of time and cost over-run in Hydro Power Projects
(The following steps have been taken to ensure that HEPs are completed in a time bound manner:-
- Notification of a “Dispute Avoidance Mechanism” through “Independent Engineer ” and “Dispute Resolution Mechanism” through “Conciliation Committee of Independent Experts ” to expeditiously and effectively address contractual disputes.
- Ministry of Power, Government of India has notified guidelines dated 08.11.2019 to reduce the incidence of time and cost over-run in Hydro Power Projects by adopting various measures like preparation of realistic project schedule based on past experience of projects in vicinity, use of latest Software tools like Primavera, MS-Project etc. for monitoring of projects on regular basis, seeking prior approval of competent authority if the project is not likely to be commissioned within the prescribed time limit.
- Development of an IT based monitoring system at national level to monitor the progress of under construction HEPs.
- Regular site visits and interaction with the developers & other stake holders by the Ministry of Power and Central Electricity Authority to monitor the progress of under-construction projects and facilitate faster resolution of inter-ministerial and other outstanding issues.
- Incorporation of project Implementation parameters / milestones in the annual MoU signed between respective CPSUs and MoP and monitoring of the same during the Quarterly Performance Review  meetings of CPSUs.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh Union Minister for Power and MNRE in a written reply in Lok Sabha yesterday.
PIB Headquarters
Vigilance Awareness Week: 30th October – 4th November, 2017
HUDCO observed Vigilance Awareness Week from 30th October to 4th November, 2017. Dr. M. Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO released a booklet on Dos and Don’ts for preventing vigilance, in the presence of CVO, Mr. Ajay Mishra, and distributed the prizes to the winners of the debate and essay competitions organized during the week.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves creation of one post each of Vice-Chairperson and Member in the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approvedthe creation of one post each of Vice-Chairperson and Member in the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis.
The decision is intended to optimize functioning of the Commission and for fulfilling desired objectives of welfare and development of the target group.
Background:
The National Commission for SafaiKarmacharis is working for the welfare of both SafaiKaramcharis and Manual Sacavengers. It is mandated to work towards elimination of inequalities in status facilities and opportunities for SafaiKaramcharis and has an important role to ensure rehabilitation of all the identified manual scavengers on a time-bound basis. Under Section 31 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013, the Commission is to perform functions namely:
- To monitor the implementation of the Act;
- To enquire into complaints regarding contravention of provisions of the Act; and
- To advice Central and State Governments for effective implementation of the Act.
Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attends FATF Ministerial Meeting in Washington D.C.
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attended the FATF Ministerial Meeting in Washington D.C. on 21st April 2022, conducted along-side the 2022 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund .
This meeting focussed on Ministers’ providing strategic direction, by endorsing the FATF’s strategic priorities for the years 2022-24 and reinforcing Ministers’ commitment to ensure suitable funding for the delivery of the strategic priorities which are Strengthening the FATF Global Network, FATF systems of Mutual Evaluations, Enhancing International Beneficial Ownership Transparency, Increasing Capabilities to more effectively recover Criminal assets, Leveraging Digital Transformation, Ensuring Sustainable Funding for FATF Strategic priorities.
During the Meeting, the Finance Minister reaffirmed India’s commitment to fighting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing and acknowledged and appreciated FATF on their work on Beneficial Ownership Transparency, Asset Recovery, and the role of FATF Global network in safeguarding the global financial system.
Smt. Sitharaman extended support to the strategic priorities and said that India is committed to provide the necessary resources and support to FATF in its endeavour as a global alliance against money laundering, terrorist financing and financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Ministry of Defence
ADMIRAL SIR TONY RADAKIN, FIRST SEA LORD AND CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF, ROYAL NAVY VISIT TO INDIA
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, Royal Navy is on a three day official visit to India from 22-24 Oct 21. Adm Radakin interacted with Adm Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff on 22 Oct 21. Amongst other naval bilateral cooperation issues, the Chiefs emphasised on collaborative mechanisms towards ensuring peace and security in the region. He is also scheduled to visit Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command  wherein he would interact with VAdm R Hari Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. Adm Radakin would also embark HMS Queen Elizabeth, Flagship of UK CSG 21.
Sharing a modern partnership bound by strong ties, the bilateral relationship between India and UK was upgraded to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ in 2004 and further strengthened through reciprocal visits by the Prime Ministers. Subsequently, during the Virtual Summit between the Prime Ministers of both the countries on 04 May 21, ‘Roadmap 2030’ was adopted towards elevating the bilateral ties to a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’.
The Indian Navy cooperates with the Royal Navy on numerous issues, which include operational interactions such as the KONKAN and Maritime Partnership Exercise, training exchanges, exchange of White Shipping Information and Subject Matter Experts in various fields, all of which are coordinated through the medium of Executive Steering Group  meetings conducted annually. In addition, warships from both Navies regularly make port calls at each other’s ports.
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Ministry of Education
PRESS RELEASE
Kolkata, August 6, 2019
Staff Selection Commission  is constantly making changes in its system to conduct smooth and impartial examination. Taking a new initiative, the SSC has decided to install jammers in several of its examination venues. It has started from MTS  Exam 2019.
Keeping the above objectives in mind, it has been decided to install jammers at the following examination venues - Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, Bokaro Steel City,Jamshedpur, Berhampur-Ganjam, Rourkela, Hooghly, Asansol and Siliguri. These jammers have been installed in the above examination venues since the, commencement of the examination on 02/08/2019, and will be deployed till 22.08.2019.
To make SSC examinations free of impersonation, along with the decision to put jammers in the examination venues, the date of birth and year will be matched withoriginal documentary evidence at the main entrance of the examination venues. Photocopy of documents as proof of date of birth will not be valid. Informationregarding the date of birth has been sent to the candidates by SMS four timesalready.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Navy & Indian Coast Guard being equipped with latest ships & weapons to protect country’s maritime borders, says Raksha Mantri during Consultative Committee for Defence meeting in Mumbai
Ensuring national security is Government’s top priority: Shri Rajnath Singh
Indian Navy  and Indian Coast Guard  are being equipped with indigenous state-of-the-art ships and weapons to protect the maritime borders of the country. This was stated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh during the meeting of Consultative Committee for Ministry of Defence on ‘Defence Shipyards’ attended by a number of Members of Parliament in Mumbai on December 02, 2022. Shri Rajnath Singh asserted that all efforts are being to strengthen IN and ICG as ensuring national security is the Government’s top priority.
Commending the defence shipyards for playing a crucial role in this direction, the Raksha Mantri stated that they have ensured timely delivery and quality of products, which is pivotal for building a strong military, and are striving to realise Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. He listed out a number of initiatives taken by the Government to encourage indigenous manufacturing of weapons/ products and minimise imports by DPSUs. The initiatives include notification of Positive Indigenisation Lists comprising Major Line Replacement Units/Sub-systems and SRIJAN portal.
“The SRIJAN portal was launched on August 14, 2020 to promote indigenisation. As on September 30, 2022, there are 783 items of shipyards on the portal. These items were earlier imported and their indigenous vendors were not available. The shipyards have, so far, been able to successfully indigenise 73 items from the list. Indigenisation efforts for the remaining items are in progress in collaboration with industry partners,” Shri Rajnath Singh said.
The Raksha Mantri also lauded the defence shipyards for strengthening the country’s economy. “During 2021-22, the Value of Production of these shipyards was Rs 8,925 crore and Profit After Tax was Rs 928 crore. Presently, the order book position of these shipyards is Rs 81,777 crore,” he said.
Shri Rajnath Singh also appreciated the fact that procurement through Government e Marketplace  is increasing in the shipyards, which has not only provided a boost to domestic products, but has ensured transparency in procurement. The shipyards have been asked to increase procurement through GeM and a target has been to make 25 percent of the total procurement from MSMEs, he added.
The Raksha Mantri exuded confidence that soon the shipyards will not only meet the domestic requirements, but also earn export orders on a competitive basis. He hoped that these shipyards will continue to adapt themselves to the changing environment and achieve the desired results. Friendly countries have appreciated the quality of the platforms manufactured by these shipyards, he added.
Ministry of Finance
Note on search conducted in NCR on a Group in the Power sector
The Delhi Unit of the Directorate General of Income-tax initiated search and seizure action on a Group in NCR, Bhopal, Indore and Goa based upon credible information of large scale collection, possession and movement of unaccounted assets, a few weeks back.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes  had earlier issued a Press Note pertaining to searches conducted in MP. As some new developments have taken place, this Press Release is being issued pertaining to search and seizure operation carried-out in NCR on 07th April, 2019 on a leading Solar Power Group connected in the matter.
Some of the significant transactions detected during the search operation are detailed here under:-
- Accommodation entries of Rs 370 crore: During the search, a maze of shell companies used as mere conduits for providing entries to the group have been detected. Accommodation entries in the garb of bogus unsecured loans/share application money to the tune of Rs. 370 crore have been found.
- Bogus billing of Rs. 330 crore: Evidence of inflation of expenses through bogus billing to the tune of around Rs. 330 crore has been detected in the case of a power plant of the said group. The money so siphoned off was collected in USD through hawala operators.
- Unaccounted diary transactions of Rs. 240 crore: A handwritten diary containing records of out of books cash receipts to the tune of around Rs.240 crore was seized from the office of the group. The entries therein have been admitted by the persons concerned.
- Bogus loans of Rs. 30 crore in a group company: Investigations reveal that a loan entry of Rs. 30 crore in one of the group companies was an accommodation entry arranged by an entry operator against equivalent cash.
- Over-invoicing of imports and round tripping of Rs. 252 crore: During the search, evidence was found indicating that the group grossly over-invoiced its imports from original manufacturers by re-invoicing it through a shell company of a person who is an accused in a major defence scam. The surplus so created was ploughed back in the books as FDI through another shell company of the same person.
- Unaccounted foreign investments/expenses: Enquiries reveal that the Group used the services of a Dubai based operator to park unaccounted foreign remittances in overseas jurisdictions. Out of such remittances, approximately Rs. 27 crore was paid towards credit card expenses and Rs. 72 crore for purchase of a property abroad.
- Apart from the above, unaccounted payment of Rs. 9 crore towards purchase of a property has also been detected.
- Seizure of unaccounted assets of Rs. 3 crore has been made during the search.
The search action was undertaken on the basis of credible information and has led to detection of large scale tax evasion of more than Rs. 1350 crore.
Ministry of Education
MAKAUT STARTS “CENTRE FOR DIGITAL HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY"
Kolkata, 17th August, 2020
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology  has started a modern state-of-the-art centre on Digital Health and Bio-Medical Technology “Centre for Digital Healthcare Technology”, on 15th August, 2020. The day coincides with the launching of National Digital Health Mission by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
The new innovative centre, promises to foster excellence and achieve success in the spheres of innovative healthcare technologies. This is a maiden innovative endeavor, uniquely the first and fore-runner in the state of West Bengal.
The centre will promote and inculcate cutting edge research and academic programmes on emerging domains of Digital Health, Tele-medicine, Robotics, Bio-Medical Engineering and Technology - attuned to advanced teaching, training, research, capacity building and empowerment - for medical and healthcare professionals desirous to make forays onto this emerging and evolving subject.
It was the long cherished dream of the Vice Chancellor of MAKAUT, Prof  Saikat Maitra, to moot and finally establish such an inter-disciplinary centre on bio-health that would lead us to fountains of deep learning on Digital Health, Telemedicine, Data Mining, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Innovative and Disruptive technologies. The centre will henceforth function on a digital platform with a pre-planned and structured mandate. There will be definitive goals and inter- and intra-disciplinary approaches in the variegated domains of health analytics. The centre will welcome the superior participation, guidance and mentorship of a wide plethora of clinical experts, medico-technologists, and information scientists.
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Ministry of Rural Development
Budget 2021-22: Ministry of Rural Development can play a vital role in Identification of surplus government land, Ascertaining the market value of land and Transfer of ownership of land
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech mentioned about idle assets i.e. non-core assets which largely consist of surplus land with Government Ministries/Departments and Public Sector Enterprises . The Rural Development Ministry can play a vital role in Identification of surplus government land, Ascertaining the market value of land and Transfer of ownership of land.
Para 89 of the budget speech says "Idle assets will not contribute to AtmaNirbhar Bharat." The main focus is to identify the non-core assets that largely consist of surplus land with the Government Ministries/Departments/ Public Sector/Undertakings and thereafter adopt the procedure of monetizing of the land with the use of Special Purpose Vehicle . This Department can play/support the SPV in three stages as mentioned below.
Stage I - Identification of surplus government land
Department is maintaining and continuously updating land records database of the States/UTs in a comprehensive MIS system. In the MIS, the information with relation to more than 90% villages  has been captured on land records. Therefore, the Department can assist the SPV to identify the land which is not used by the concerned Department.
Stage II - Ascertaining the market value of land
In order to monetize the surplus land available with the Government, it would be compulsory that a minimum base price for the value of the land may be ascertained. In future, it is going to be a difficult task for the SPV to ascertain the actual market value of the land scattered across the country. Department can assist the SPV to ascertain minimum base price required for monetizing of the surplus government land.
Stage III - Transfer of ownership of land
In the process of monetizing of the land, subsequently, it is an essential part of the process that ownership of the land should be transferred to the requisitioning entities. Department is also administering Registration Act, 1908, wherein the transfer of the ownership along with registration can be facilitated centrally by this Department using the appropriate provisions of the Act.